Difference between revisions of "Jimmy Goes to the City"

Latest revision as of 05:00, 6 August 2019

Jimmy Goes to the City is a poem by Arthur Read. It is featured in the episode "I'm a Poet," Arthur and the Poetry Contest, and the "Poetry Club" track on Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape). As D.W. mentions in Arthur and the Poetry Contest, the poem is a parody of King Kong.

Jimmy was a happy ape until some hunters caught him
He liked the jungle better than the city where they brought him

The city was louder; the city was meaner
Even the dirt in the jungle was cleaner

So Jimmy made a daring escape
The hunters were suddenly minus one ape

He climbed the tallest building
Because from there he'd see
How far away the jungle was
From the middle of the city

Jimmy jumped into a passing plane
But the pilot didn't wait for him to explain

Jimmy flew back to the jungle and told his ape
friends in their lair
"The city's okay for a visit,
but you couldn't make me live there."

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-#REDIRECT [[Poetry Club (track)]]
+[[File:Jimmy Goes to the City.png|thumb]]
+'''Jimmy Goes to the City''' is a poem by [[Arthur Read]]. It is featured in the episode "[[I'm a Poet]]," ''[[Arthur and the Poetry Contest]]'', and the "[[Poetry Club (track)|Poetry Club]]" track on ''[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]''. As D.W. mentions in ''Arthur and the Poetry Contest'', the poem is a parody of King Kong.
+==Poem==
+''Jimmy was a happy ape until some hunters caught him''<br>
+''He liked the jungle better than the city where they brought him''
+''The city was louder; the city was meaner''<br>
+''Even the dirt in the jungle was cleaner''
+''So Jimmy made a daring escape''<br>
+''The hunters were suddenly minus one ape''
+''He climbed the tallest building''<br>
+''Because from there he'd see''<br>
+''How far away the jungle was''<br>
+''From the middle of the city''
+''Jimmy jumped into a passing plane''<br>
+''But the pilot didn't wait for him to explain''
+''Jimmy flew back to the jungle and told his ape''<br>
+''friends in their lair''<br>
+''"The city's okay for a visit,''<br>
+''but you couldn't make me live there."''
+[[Category:A to Z]]
+[[Category:Poetry]]